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| Event typeevent_type | Cold/Wind Chill |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,338,847 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,146,884 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2003-01-23T10:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2003-01-23T18:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | ILLINOIS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | WILLIAMSON |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Wind chills fell to between minus 10 and minus 15 across southern Illinois during the morning. This cold snap was just one of many cases of harsh winter weather during January. At Paducah, KY, preliminary figures indicate January of 2003 was the eighth coldest January on record, and the coldest since 1985. After the relatively mild winters of the past several years, the bitter mid-winter cold came as a shock to many. Temperatures fell below zero at many locations for the first time in several years. At Carbondale, the low temperature on January 24 was minus 6. The prolonged cold weather resulted in numerous frozen pipes, as well as problems with heating systems. A number of house fires were blamed on overtaxed heating systems. At least one ice rescue was conducted when children fell through thin ice on a pond in Fort Massac State Park in Metropolis. |
| Yearyear | 2,003 |
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